2 years agoComments:
Thanks for this comment Richard and perahps my point is not made clearly enough. I understand the position at the moment but my fear and that of many people is that if this service were privatised, the present situation would change. It would not be police staff' answering the phone but those of the private company, with no guarantee that an Inspector would provide oversight. There would probably be a delays in the process and any form of privatisation inevitably leads to staff cuts as the private company tries to maximise profits.